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Ministry of Education
Admission test for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas for session 2020-21 held smoothly in 8252 centres covering 561 districts today
3046506 candidates had registered online for admission test for 48000 seats in JNVs
Admission test for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas for the session 2020-21 was held smoothly in 8252 centres covering 561 districts today. Admission in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas  is done at Class VI through Selection Test every year. This is one of the biggest examinations conducted for the selection of students, predominantly from rural areas. Applicant seat ratio for the session 2020-21 is 63:1. For admission to 48000 seats in Class VI for the session 2020-21, 3046506 candidates, including 46.19% Girls, 19.05% SC, 29.23% ST and 83.91% rural candidates, registered through online mode. In the same test, last year 3010710 candidates had registered out of which 45.2% Girls, 18.13% SC, 27.42% ST and 81.26% were rural candidates.
As per the admission policy at least 75% of the seats in a district are filled by candidates selected from rural areas at Block level and remaining seats are filled from open merit of the district. Reservation of seats in favour of children belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is provided in proportion to their population in the district concerned provided that in no district, such reservation will be less than the national average  but subject to maximum of 50% for both the categories  taken together. Minimum 33% of the total seats are filled by girls. There is a provision for reservation for divyang children  as per GOI norms. The NVS system has successfully served the purpose of deprived section of the population. At present around 40% students are girls. In case of SC and ST, it is presently around 44% of total student strength. Last year around 93% of admitted candidates were rural students.
Prime Minister's Office
PM addresses first batch of Agniveers
PM congratulates Agniveers on being the pioneers of path-breaking Agnipath Scheme
PM highlights that this transformative policy will be a game changer in strengthening our Armed Forces and making them future ready
Efforts underway to modernise our armed forces as well as make them Aatmanirbhar: PM
Discussing challenges of new fronts of contactless warfare, PM says technologically-advanced soldiers will play a key role in our armed forces
PM discusses how Agnipath scheme will also empower women; says that he looks forwards to seeing women Agniveers in all three forces
PM asks Agniveers to use the opportunity to learn more about diverse languages and cultures also
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today addressed the first batch of Agniveers of the three Services, who have commenced their basic training, via video conferencing.
Prime Minster congratulated the Agniveers on being the pioneers of this path-breaking Agnipath Scheme. He highlighted that this transformative policy will be a game changer in strengthening our Armed Forces and making them future ready for the challenges that lie ahead. Prime Minister affirmed that the young Agniveers will make the Armed Forces more youthful and tech savvy.
Hailing the potential of Agniveers, he said that their spirit is reflective of the bravery of the armed forces which has always kept the flag of the nation flying high. He said that the experience which they will acquire through this opportunity will be a source of pride for life.
Prime Minister said that New India is filled with renewed vigour, and efforts are underway to modernise our armed forces as well as make them Aatmanirbhar. He said that in the 21st century, the way wars are fought is changing. Discussing the new fronts of contactless warfare and challenges of cyber warfare, he said technologically-advanced soldiers will play a key role in our armed forces. He added the current generation of youth especially have this potential, and so the Agniveers will play a leading role in our armed forces in the times to come.
Prime Minister also spoke about how the scheme will further empower women. He expressed happiness at how women Agniveers are adding pride to the Naval forces, and said that he looks forward to seeing women Agniveers in all three forces. Prime Minister also recalled how women are leading armed forces on various fronts, citing examples of woman soldier posted in Siachen and women driving modern fighter planes.
Prime Minister said that getting posted in different regions will give them an opportunity to get diverse experiences and that they should try to learn different languages and also about different cultures and ways of living. He said that teamwork and honing of leadership skills will add a new dimension to their personality. He exhorted Agniveers to remain curious about learning new things while simultaneously working on bettering their skills in the fields of their choice.
Hailing the potential of youth and Agniveers, Prime Minister concluded by saying that they are the ones who are going to provide leadership to the nation in the 21st century.
Ministry of Railways
Special trains between Lunidhar – Jetalsar and Asarva - Udaipur City flagged off by Hon’ble Prime Minister
Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi flagged off the inaugural run of the Special trains between Lunidhar – Jetalsar and Asarva - Udaipur City on the newly Gauge converted Asarva – Udaipur and Lunidhar- Jetalsar section today i.e. 31st October, 2022. These trains will provide direct rail connectivity between the tourist place of Udaipur with the tourist places of Kutch and add new route from Veraval and Porbandar to Pipavav port and Bhavnagar for Ahmedabad and other places in the country.
Prime Minister also dedicated to the nation two railway projects worth over Rs. 2900 crores at Asarva, Ahmedabad. These projects include the Ahmedabad  – Himmatnagar – Udaipur Gauge Converted Line and Lunidhar-Jetalsar Gauge Converted Line.With a view to have a uni-gauge rail system across the country, Railways is converting the existing non Broad Gauge railway lines to Broad Gauge.
The Ahmedabad  – Himmatnagar – Udaipur Gauge Converted Line is around 300 Km long. It will improve connectivity and prove beneficial for tourists, traders, manufacturing units and industries in the region, which will in turn boost employment opportunities and help in socio-economic development of the region.
The 58 Km long Lunidhar-Jetalsar Gauge Converted Line will provide a shorter route for Pipavav Port and Bhavnagar from Veraval and Porbandar. The project will enhance freight carrying capacity on this section, thus decongesting the busy Kanalus - Rajkot - Viramgam route. It will now facilitate seamless connectivity to Gir sanctuary, Somnath temple, Diu and Girnar hills as well, thus boosting tourism in the region.
Details of the trains are as under :-
- Train No 09519/09520 Jetalsar – Lunidhar – Jetalsar
Train No. 09519 Jetalsar-Lunidhar will depart from Jetalsar on 31st October, 2022 at 18.00 hrs to reach Lunidhar at 19.15 hrs, on the same day. Similarly, Train No. 09520 Lunidhar-Jetalsar will depart from Lunidhar on 31st October, 2022 at 18.00 hrs to reach Jetalsar at 19.10 hrs, on the same day. Enroute these trains will halt at Jetpur, Vavdi, VadiyaDevli, Khakhariya and Kunkavav stations in both directions. The above trains consist of General Second Class coaches.
- Train No. 09477 Asarva – Udaipur City Express Special & Train No. 09609 Udaipur City – Asarva Express Special 
Train No. 09477 Asarva – Udaipur City Express will depart from Asarva on 31st October, 2022 at 18.00 hrs to reach Udaipur City at 00.05 hrs, the next day. Similarly, Train No. 09609 Udaipur City – Asarva Express will depart from Udaipur City on 31st October, 2022 at 18.00 hrs to reach Asarva at 00.20 hrs, the next day. Enroute the train will halt at Sardargram, Naroda, NandolDehegam, Talod, Prantij, Himmatnagar, Shamlaji Road, Bechhiwara, Dungarpur, Rikhabdev Road, Semari, Jay Samand Road, ZawarandUmra stations. Train no. 09609 will have additional halt at Lusadiya station. Train No. 09477 comprises of AC 3-Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches while Train No. 09609 comprises of AC Chair Car, AC 3-Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh holds a video conference meeting to discuss COVID prevention measures with representatives of Jammu & Kashmir Municipal bodies
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today held a video conference meeting to discuss COVID prevention measures with representatives of Jammu & Kashmir Municipal bodies.
In his opening remarks, Dr Jitendra Singh said that in the earlier two phases of COVID pandemic, the main consideration was to arrange for the essential supplies for people held up in different parts of the country and in the later phase, the main responsibility was to ensure free movement of the people returning home from different parts of the country. However, in the current phase, the focus is on two issues, namely prevention and awareness, and for fulfilling these two objectives, the role of the local bodies and their representatives as well as civil society will gain an unusual importance.
During the two-hour meeting, those who presented their views included Mayor Jammu Municipal Corporation Chandra Mohan Gupta, Deputy Mayor Jammu Municipal Corporation Purnima Sharma, Mayor Srinagar Municipal Corporation Junaid Azim Mattoo and Deputy Mayor Srinagar Municipal Corporation ParvejQuadri. In addition, Chairmen of the Municipal bodies of Billawar, Basholi, Hiranagar, Bhaderwah, Doda, Vijaypur, Kupwara, Baramulla, Anantnag, Chenani, Ramgarh, Parole, Batote and others also participated in the interaction.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, the need of the hour is to follow the Mantra of “awareness not anxiety”. For this, the elected representatives of Municipal bodies, who are the grassroots leaders can play a convincing role by making the people understand the importance of exercising precautions without panic.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, what we need to make people understand is that even though the number of Corona positive cases is high, this is to a great extent because of mass screening and more number of samples being send. Otherwise, the percentage prevalence and death rate have remained almost same over the last ten weeks, he said.
In the current phase of COVID pandemic, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Municipal activities like fumigation, maintenance of cleanliness and hygiene, social distancing, etc will be of significant importance and added that the district administration has been directed to keep the Municipal bodies on board in planning and execution.
The heads of the Municipal bodies appreciated the regular contact with them maintained by Dr Jitendra Singh and his office on day-to-day basis. They brought to the notice of the Minister that the release of funds to the local bodies had got delayed.
Dr Jitendra Singh appreciated the role played by the Municipal bodies and civil society during the Corona crisis and assured them that he is personally following up for closer coordination amongst all.
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Ministry of Railways
Railways in India and especially Mumbai needs to be fully prepared for Monsoon- Shri Piyush Goyal
Shri Piyush Goyal reviews Monsoon Preparation of Railways
Minister asks Railways to partner with Institutions like IIT Mumbai to study the efficiency of technical and civil work initiatives of Railways in handling monsoon rains
Innovation and hard work must go together to ensure that Railway services continue to Operate safely uninterrupted- Shri Goyal
Safety of public and commuters need to be ensured
Challenges of Waterlogging need be tackled headlong- Shri Goyal
Railways in India and Mumbai needs to be fully prepared for the monsoon. This was said by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister for Railways and Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution while reviewing the preparations and road map of Mumbai Suburban Railways in having all contingency solutions in rainy season.
The Minister examined current status of vulnerable areas & reviewed plans for smooth functioning of trains.
Shri Goyal said that Railways is committed to ensure that no inconvenience is caused to Mumbaikars as monsoon begins.
While reviewing the preparedness of the Suburban Railways, the Minister advised the Railways to partner with Institutions like IIT Mumbai to study the efficiency of technical and civil work initiatives of Railways in handling monsoon rains.
He said Innovation and hard work must go together to ensure that Railway services continue to operate safely and in an uninterrupted manner.
It may be noted that even during Covid pandemic, Railways had undertaken a major exercise to for the cleaning of muck/garbage/earth of 2,10,000 Cu Meters from suburban section by deploying 03 No muck special including specially modified EMU rakes in Mumbai.
Flooding spot of previous monsoon were identified and customized solution were devised for each spot Eg: Bandra, Andheri, Mahim, Grant road, Goregaon.
In order to have real time and authentic rain data four numbers automatic rain gauge  have now been installed in association with IMD and ten numbers installed by WR independently.
Number of pumps provided on track and depots including sewerage and submersible pumps have been increased by 33 %.
Drones were used for survey and monitoring of cleaning of nallah in Borivali Virar section and suction/de-sludging machines were used to ensure deep cleaning of culverts.
Adoption of new micro tunneling method for construction of culverts was taken up to ensure that water logging is minimised.
The meeting was attended by senior officials of Railway Board and Mumbai.
Ministry of Power
Power Minister administers oath of office and secrecy to member JERC for Goa & UTs
Union Minister for Power and MNRE Shri R.K Singh administered Oath of Office and Secrecy to Ms. Jyoti Prasad today as Member  of JERC for Goa & UTs. Secretary Power Shri Alok Kumar and senior officials from the Ministry were also present.
Ms. Jyoti Prasad has been appointed as Member , JERC for Goa and UTs. She holds degree in LLB and B.SC. She retired as Senior General Manager  from PGCIL on 30th June, 2021. Earlier, she worked as Deputy General Manager, AGM, Chief Manager, Law Officer  in PGCIL. Prior to this, she had practised law in Delhi High Court from August 1985 to March 1993.
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission  for all Union Territories except Delhi had been established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003. Subsequently, the State of Goa also joined above Joint Commission. The Commission consists of a Chairperson and another Member.
Major functions of JERC for Goa & UTs under the Act are, to determine tariff for generation, supply, transmission and wheeling of electricity, regulate electricity purchase and procurement process of distribution licensee, facilitate intra-State transmission and wheeling of electricity, etc. within the State of Goa and 6 Union Territories. Under the Act, the Joint Commission shall also advise the State Government/ UT Administration on formulation of National Electricity Policy and Tariff Policy; promotion of competition, efficiency and economy in activities of electricity industry; promotion of investment in electricity industry.
Special Service and Features
Common Entrance Exam for Successful Candidates of ‘Tiruvannamalai Army Recruiting Rally’ Stands POSTPONED
The Common Entrance Examination for successful candidates of Tiruvannamalai Army Recruiting Rally scheduled on 25 April, 2021 at Presidency College, Chennai stands postponed because of Covid surge. Fresh dates will be intimated through ‘Join Indian Army’ website . Candidates will have to physically come to the office of Army Recruiting Office, Chennai and take fresh Admit Cards once dates are finalized.
Indian Army Recruitment Rally was held from 10 February 2021 to 26 February 2021 at Arunai Engineering College Stadium, Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu to enroll candidates into the Army from 11 Districts of Tamil Nadu under the Army Recruitment Office , Chennai i.e Cuddalore, Vellore, Tirupathur, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Chennai, Thiruvallur, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Puducherry District of Puducherry  for various categories that include Soldier Technical, Soldier Nursing Assistant/Soldier Nursing Assistant Veterinary, Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical, Soldier General Duty and Soldier Tradesman. Successful candidates in the Rally were called to attend common entrance exam, which is now postponed due to increasing Covid cases, according to a press release issued by the PRO, Defence Wing, Chennai.(
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles the passing away of renowned Kannada writer Dr. Siddalingaiah
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the passing away of renowned Kannada writer Dr. Siddalingaiah.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Dr. Siddalingaiah will be remembered for his prolific writings, poetry and contributions towards social justice. Saddened by his passing away. My thoughts are with his family and many admirers in this hour of sadness. Om Shanti."
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health participates in the Third Global High-Level Conference on Anti-Microbial Resistance in Muscat, Oman.
AMR is a silent and invisible pandemic that cannot be overshadowed by other competing public health priorities: Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar
Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar reiterates need for acquiring political support at the national, regional and global levels
“AMR is a silent and invisible pandemic that cannot be overshadowed by other competing public health priorities”, Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar said as she spoke at the ministerial plenary panel of the Third Global High-Level Conference on Anti-Microbial Resistance today in Muscat, Oman. 22 participants from more than 15 countries attended the conference. The event witnessed the launch of Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform on AMR by the Quadripartite Organizations.
Emphasizing the prevalence of AMR and its subsequent fatal effects, she highlighted that AMR is recognized as global health threat with serious health, political and economic implications.
Dr. Pawar congratulated the UN General Assembly, WHO & member states on their focus on AMR, and said, “It is heartening to note that AMR has already been prioritized by UN General Assembly, WHO & member states” and also praised the aligned efforts by Quadripartite [FAO], [WHO], World Organization for Animal Health [WOAH] and UN Environment Programme [UNEP].
Focusing on the steps taken by India in battling AMR, MoS Health stated that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, various initiatives have been taken to address AMR. India organized an AMR conference in 2016 at New Delhi. She highlighted that countering AMR features prominently on the national health agenda and further mentioned that various initiatives undertaken by way of awareness & capacity building, laboratory strengthening, surveillance, infection prevention & control, antimicrobial stewardship and research on newer drugs, diagnostics and innovations have garnered political will at the highest level.
MoS Health accentuated the collaboration of Health Ministers of 11 Member States had signed the Jaipur Declaration on AMR in 2011, signifying their commitment and political support towards One Health approach for containment of AMR.
Dr. Pawar also propelled further action must be taken to synergize the momentum initiated by Global AMR Conference presently and upcoming high-level meeting on AMR at the United Nations General Assembly in 2024, which will serve to strengthen the political support at all levels.
Also present on this occasion were Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, QU Dongyu, Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Dr. Hilal Al Sabti, Minister of Health of Sultanate of Oman, Saoud Al Habsi, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water resources of Sultanate of Oman, and Ernst Kuipers, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sports, Netherlands, and other dignitaries also attended the event.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
President to inaugurate the 13th Annual Convention of Central Information Commission
President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the 13th Annual Convention of Central Information Commission  here on Friday on October 12, 2018. The Annual Convention on the topic “Data privacy and Right to information, Amendment in the RTI Act and Implementation of the RTI Act” is aimed at recommending measures for improving the transparency and accountability with a view to improve governance. The Convention shall deliberate on three specific subjects viz. “Data privacy and Right to Information”, “Amendment in the RTI Act” and “Implementation of the RTI Act.”
Welcome speech will be delivered by Chief Information Commissioner Shri RK Mathur. Prof. M.S Acharyulu, Information Commissioner, CIC, Prof. Upendra Baxi, Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi, Shri Venkatesh Nayak, Shri Bimal Julka, Information Commissioner, CIC, Shri Suresh Chaudhary, State Chief Information Commissioner, Rajasthan, Shri Nikhil Dey, Social Activist, Shri Prashant Sadashiv Prabhu Tendolkar, State Chief Information Commissioner, Goa, Prof. Vijay Kumar, Law University, Ms Anjali Bhardwaj, Social Activist, Shri Subhash Chandra Agarwal, Social Activist, Shri Anand Limaye, Director General, Yashda, Shri Rajendra Nimje, Director General, Centre for Good Governance, Shri P. Janakiram, Sr. Knowledge Manager, Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad will participate in the Annual Convention and make presentations.
All the present and former Chief Information Commissioners and Information Commissioners of the Central Information Commission , State Information Commission, Central public information officers as well as the other government officers will participate. RTI Activists and NGOs associated with implementation of RTI Act will also attend the Convention.
Ministry of Power
Power Minister R. K. Singh reviews the construction progress and safety aspects of Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric project 
The Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister Shri R. K. Singh held a meeting in New Delhi to review the progress of Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project  located in Arunachal Pradesh/Assam being executed by NHPC Ltd.
The Power Minister reviewed the construction progress, safety aspects related to the project and preparedness required to be undertaken in view of upcoming monsoon season. Head of the Project presented the current status of the progress achieved in various work packages along with the detailing of safety considerations, its preparedness as per laid down technical standards in view of ensuing monsoon months. The project has achieved significant progress in dam concreting , 37 meter of Dam height has been raised with concrete pouring of more than 2.5 lakhs cubic meters during last 06 months which is a remarkable feat. Further, the River facing wall of Power House has been raised up to safe elevation of 116m and Tail Race Channel has been completed for all Units. The Water Conductor System is almost ready now.
After the review, the Union Minister expressed satisfaction over the work progress and directed NHPC to move ahead with all necessary safety precautions. CMD NHPC assured that the company is striving to commission the first unit with 250 MW capacity in coming December or January, 2024.
The meeting was attended by Secretary  MoP along with other senior officers from the Ministry, Central Electricity Authority and NHPC.